anonymous

Survivor since 2010

anonymous

Learning About Breast Cancer

The only thing I have heard from a friend was that when a colleague of hers tried coloring her hair while on tamoxifen the color wouldn't take! Hope that is just a fluke thing that happened to her. Lucky for her she embraced the gray and looks great! As far as the length, I say whenever you are...

The only thing I have heard from a friend was that when a colleague of hers tried coloring her hair while on tamoxifen the color wouldn't take! Hope that is just a fluke thing that happened to her. Lucky for her she embraced the gray and looks great! As far as the length, I say whenever you are ready go for it!

anonymous

Survivor since 2011

I had ended chemo Oct 27th, 2011. Peach fuzz really starting 2weeks after. By Christmas time it was probably 1/2 inch. Now-almost 6months out I have a pixie style-probably a little over an inch long. Looking back at Christmas, end of Jan, I thought I had so much hair at that time....now it just...

I had ended chemo Oct 27th, 2011. Peach fuzz really starting 2weeks after. By Christmas time it was probably 1/2 inch. Now-almost 6months out I have a pixie style-probably a little over an inch long. Looking back at Christmas, end of Jan, I thought I had so much hair at that time....now it just keeps getting longer! I used Nioxin shampoo and took biotin daily. When I was loosing my hair and it was only about an inch long after having my husband clip it, i was so sad that it was so short. After chemo and all I have been through and it is an inch long-I am so happy. Funny how that is huh. It is a thing we have to go through-I am thankful for things much more now!

anonymous

Stage 4 Patient

I went through chemo twice. My chemo with Adriamycin/Cytoxin & Taxol I began growing my hair back before my last dose of Taxol. Then it just began growing like crazy! Congrads on your completing chemo!!! It's a huge achievement!!

anonymous

Survivor since 2011

I finished chemo in March and by early May I felt I had enough fuzz to comfortably go without hats. Seems like it's been a while for you to not see any hair growth. I took biotin for a while too, and Jason has a good biotin shampoo which I now use since I felt like my hair was coming in darker...

I finished chemo in March and by early May I felt I had enough fuzz to comfortably go without hats. Seems like it's been a while for you to not see any hair growth. I took biotin for a while too, and Jason has a good biotin shampoo which I now use since I felt like my hair was coming in darker and thicker everywhere when I took the biotin orally. Didn't want that! So now I use the shampoo.

anonymous

Survivor since 2012

Not sure I understand your question. If you have been through 2 rounds of chemo, you should start losing your hair very soon (most chemo drugs for breast cancer patients cause you to lose your hair).
After your treatment is finished your hair will start to grow back in about 4-5 weeks. It will...

Not sure I understand your question. If you have been through 2 rounds of chemo, you should start losing your hair very soon (most chemo drugs for breast cancer patients cause you to lose your hair).
After your treatment is finished your hair will start to grow back in about 4-5 weeks. It will look like peach fuzz at first, then most people's hair comes in very curly -- mine did. Think about it this way: it's "virgin" hair, just like a baby. It will start out very fine and will slowly become your "old" hair.
I hope this answers your question!

anonymous

Stage 2B Patient

It also depends on the kind of chemo you have. I am currently going thru treatment for a recurrence but I was first diagnosed almost five years ago. At that time I aw given taxotere and my hair never grew in! It was thick and course before treatment. So many women have had this happen that the...

It also depends on the kind of chemo you have. I am currently going thru treatment for a recurrence but I was first diagnosed almost five years ago. At that time I aw given taxotere and my hair never grew in! It was thick and course before treatment. So many women have had this happen that the drug company has changed their patient information to reflect that hairloss may be permanent. I hate being bald. I hope yours grows back.

anonymous

Survivor since 2004

anonymous

Survivor since 2011

Jason makes a biotin shampoo. They are a great and old all-natural company that gets great ratings on Skin Deep (which I am into...no more toxins for this mama or her kids). I found my shampoo in Stop and Shop grocery store. It's affordable and biotin is restorative and strengthens hair.

anonymous

Survivor since 2011

I thought about it. I even bought it and didn't use it. My hair, on top, is not as thick as it use to be, I think itis the tamoxifen. We think it is slower growing it seems to be catching up, a year later.

anonymous

Stage 2B Patient

anonymous

Survivor since 2011

The brand is nioxin. I got it at one of the hair places like in a strip mall. Like sally's beauty supply. You get shampoo, conditioner, and scalp therapy in a kit I think it was around $35-40 but so worth it to me. I used biotin vitamins as well. I was pleased at my hair growth with it all.

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